Holder for brooms and like articles.



A. L. ROSS.

HOLDER FOR BROOMS AND LIKE ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1912.

1,053,740. Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

l/VVENTUR Archia L Ross ATTOR/VEhS ARCHIA L. ROSS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HOLDER FOR BROOMS AND LIKE ARTICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

Application filed May 4, 1912. Serial No. 695,170.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Anoilm L. Ross, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough ofManhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Holder for Brooms and Like Articles, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provlde a new and improved holder forbrooms and like articles and arranged for quick and secure attachment toa wall or other support and adapted to permit of conveniently engagingthe handle of a broom or a like article with the holder for supportingthe broom or disengaging the broom from the holder whenever it isdesired to make use of the broom.

For the purpose mentioned use is made of a wire bracket adapted to befastened to a wall or other support, and a wire bail for the passage ofthe stick of a broom or other article, the bail being mounted to swingon the said bracket and being provided with a pin adapted to engage thestick at the rear side thereof.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the holder in position on the support andengaging a broom handle, the latter and the support being shown insection; Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line 22of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a modified form of the holderas applied with the bail in the position of rest; and Fig. 4 is a planview of the same with the bail in horizontal position.

The holder for brooms and like articles, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,consists essentially of a wire bail A for engagement by the stick B of abroom or alike article, the bail being mounted to swing on a wirebracketC adapted to be fastened by a screw D to a wall or other support E. Thebracket C is formed from a single piece of wire bent to provide at oneend a horizontally-disposed eye C, and the other end terminates in arearwardly-extending pin C adapted to be driven into the support E toassist the screw D in securely holding the bracket in position on thesupport E. Intermediate the ends of the bracket C the wire is formedinto a vertically-disposed coil C for the passage of the screw 1), aswill be readily understood by reference to the drawings. The bail A isalso made from a single piece of wire bent into U or bail shape, asplainly shown in Fig. 1, one end of the eye terminating in an eye Aengaging the eye 0 so as to form a hinge connection with the same. Theother side of the bail A terminates in a coil A through which passesthat portion of the bracket C adjacent the pin C to provide anotherhinge connection for the bail A to permit the latter to swing up anddown on the bracket C.

The coil A terminates in a forwardly-extending arm A from which extendsa U- shaped cross bar A terminating in a rearwardly-extcnding arm A fromthe end of which extends a transverse bar A to approximately the middleof the bail A and from this bar A extends forwardly a pin A terminatingin a point A adapted to engage the back of the stick B. It is understoodthat by the arrangement described the pin A is strongly supported and islocated a distanceabove the plane of the bail A to permit ofconveniently inserting the stick B in the opening of the bail A at thetime the latter is swung upward into the position shown in dotted linesin Fig. 2, and when the bail with the stick therein is released andswung downward then the point A of the pin A finally engages the back ofthe stick B to securely hold the latter in position in the bail A. In alike manner the stick B can be readily removed from the holder by movingthe bail A upward so as to impart a like upward swinging motion to thebail A until the point A disengages the stick, thus allowing the removalof the latter from the bail A.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 3 and 4-. the bail F is mounted toswing up or down on a bracket G secured by a screw H to a support I. Thebracket G is made of a single piece of wire and is provided at its endswith eyes G. G engaged by eyes F, F formed on the bail F also made froma single piece of wire. The eye F terminates in a stop lug F adapted torest against the face of the support I to normally hold the bail F at anangle of about 45 relative to the support and thus allow passing thestick into the bail without first swinging the bail fro-m a verticalposition of rest into the angular position. The other eye F of the bailF engages the eye G of the bracket G so that the eyes F, F form with theeyes G, G a hinge'connection to permit the bail F to swing up or down.The eye F termi nates in a fo-rwardlyextending arm F* from which extendsa U-shaped cross arm F terminating in a rearwardly-extending arm F fromthe rear end of which extends a transverse arm F terminating in a forwardly-extending pin F adapted to engage the back of the stick B of thebroom or other article. The holder shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is usedpractically in the same way as the holder illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

By reference to the drawings, it will. be seen that the cross arms A andF extend over the pins A and F and thus form guards to prevent the userfrom injury to the fingers when using the holder. It will also benoticed that by the arrangement described the pins A", F are yieldinglymounted thus insuring a firm contact of the pin points with the stick tosecurely hold the latter in place.

By constructing the bail A and the bracket C from wire an exceedinglystrong and durable holder is provided and one which can be manufacturedand sold very cheaply. When the holder is not in use the bail assumes avertical position and thus forms no undesirable projection on the sideof the wall or other support E.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A holder for brooms and like articles, comprising a bracket adaptedto be attached to a wall, and a bail made from a single piece of wiremounted to swing up and down on the said bracket, a pin above the planeof the bail and extending from the rear in a forward directionapproximately midway between the sides of the ball, and a yielding guardintegrally connecting one side of the bail with the rear end of the saidpin and overlying the same.

2. A holder for brooms and like articles, comprising a bracket adaptedto be attached to a wall, and a bail made from a single piece of wiremounted to swing up and down on the said bracket, a pin above the planeof the bail and extending from the rear in a forward directionapproximately midway between the sides of the bail, a yielding guardconnecting one side of the bail with the rear end of the said pin, thesaid guard having a U-shaped cross arm above the pin, side armsconnected with the cross arm, one of the said side arms being connectedwith the bail, and a cross bar connecting the other side arm with thefear end of the said pin.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARCHIA L. ROSS.

Witnesses T HEO. G. Hos'rnn, PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

